Vitamin B2
Riboflavin
Riboflavin functions in two important enzymes, flavin mononucleotide (FMN) and flavin adenine dinucleotide (FAD). These enzymes act as cofactors for a wide variety of oxidative enzyme systems, and are central to energy production, drug metabolism, and lipid metabolism.
- MIGRAINE - it has been suggested that the cause of migraine is a reduction of energy production within the mitochondria of cerebral blood vessels. A study involving 49 patients suffering from migraine used 400mg of riboflavin daily for at least three months. After the three months there was an overall improvement in 68% of the patients using riboflavin.
- ANTIOXIDANT - riboflavin has powerful antioxidant potential due its ability to regenerate GLUTATHIONE via glutat